Saint John's Buildings, Places, Construction Projects and Renovations

"High Above the Sagatagan: A Landscape Paradise" [on the natural history of St. John's land] by Vincent Tegeder, OSB. Scriptorium, v. 25, 1986, p. 95-107.

Dates	Building/Place/Project	ARCHITECT, DESIGNER
+1856 +1859	Saint Cloud Priory	Resident Designer
+1858 +1859	Saint Joseph Priory	Resident Designer
+1859	Indianbush "Old Farm"	Resident Designer
+1869, 1876, 1965, 2007	Cemetery, Abbey and Parish	Wolfgang Northman, OSB; Cloud Meinberg OSB
+1864 +1867	Frame House	Resident Designer
+1866	Stone House	Resident Designer
+1868 +1873 +1878 +1941	Sawmill	Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1868 +1875 +1879 +1918	Flour Mill	Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1868 +1878 +1903, 1939, 1974, 1993	*Woodworking Shop	Raphael Knapp, OSB; Linus Ascheman, OSB
1868, 1894, 1928, 1976	*Quadrangle, Saint Raphael Hall, Health Center	Vincent Schiffrer, OSB; Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1869, 1891, 1950, 1981	*Quadrangle, Southeast	Vincent Schiffrer, OSB
+1869 +1927 +1929 +1941	Cattle, Horse, Pig Barns	Resident Designer; Phillip Heitkemper, OSB
+1872, 1915, 1943, 1989, 2007	Stella Maris Chapel	Vincent Schiffrer, OSB; Gilbert Winkelmann, OSB; Cloud Meinberg, OSB
1874, 1879, 1897, 1950	*Quadrangle, East	Gregory Steil, OSB
+1876, 1890, 1980	Water Tower, old and new	Chrysostom Schreiner, OSB, and commercial
1878, 1981, 1993	*Butcher Shop (Electric Shop)	Gregory Steil, OSB
+1878	Shoe Shop	Gregory Steil, OSB
1878	*Smoke House	Gregory Steil, OSB
+1878, 1897, 1921, 1944	Crew House (Laundry)	Resident Designer; Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1878, +1918, +1935, 1949, 1979	Chicken Coop (waste water treatment)	Resident Designer
+1878, 1925, 1944	Lumber Shed	Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1879	Collegeville Station (1st)	Nicholas Klein
1879, 1891, 1937, 1961	*Quadrangle, Great Hall (former church)	Gregory Steil, OSB
1883, 1978, 1984	*Quadrangle, NW, W, SW	Gregory Steil, OSB
+1889, +1892, 1912, 1914, 1999	*Luke Hall	Raphael Knapp, OSB, Rafferty St Paul
+1890, +1894, +1961	Observatory	RD, Melchior Freund OSB
1891, 1923, 1984, 1992	*Saint Joseph Hall, +garage & relocation	Raphael Knapp, OSB
+1896	Handball Courts, site of Alcuin Library	Resident Designer
1898	Ding an Sich	Resident Designer
1898	John the Baptist Statue	Unknown
+1898	Pflueger House	Nicholas Klein
1901, 1928, 1964, 1999	*Wimmer Hall (Old Library)	Charles Aldrich, Rafferty
1901, 1937, 1949, 1986	*Guild Hall (Old Gymnasium)	Charles Aldrich
1901	Collegeville Station (2nd)
+1902	Handball Courts, site of Mary Hall	Resident Designer
1904, 1914, 1983, 1992	*Saint Francis (Frank) House (Convent)	Raphael Knapp, OSB; Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
+1905, +1908, 1917	Watab Fish Ponds	Clerics OSB
1907, 1933, 1984	*Saint Gregory (Greg) House (Infirmary)	Gregory Steil, OSB; Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1908, 1922, 1933, 1986, 2002	Football Field	Sam Chute
+1908	Fish Hatchery	Resident Designer
1909, 1923	*Quadrangle, Cold Corridor	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1910, 1989	*Simons Hall (formerly Engel Hall/Old Science Hall)	Raphael Knapp, OSB, RRT
1910, 1914, 1944	Lourdes Grotto	Clerics OSB
1912, 1977, 1993	*Paint Shop (Laundry)	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1914	Flynn & Leonardz Houses, Flynntown	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1915	Lady of Lourdes Statue	Unknown
+1915	Entrance Gate with Lions	Resident Designer
+1915	Wimmer Hall Skyway	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1915, 1916, +2007	Cemetery Wall & Landing	Clerics OSB
1916, 1979	*Quadrangle, Devil’s Tower	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1919, 1934	*Plumbing & Candle Shops	Raphael Knapp, OSB
1922, 1996-99	*Saint Benet Hall & Archway	John T. Comes, Pittsburg; Rafferty
1923	Monastery Bath House	Angelo Zankl, OSB
1924, +1951, +1989, 2011	Tennis Courts	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson, St Paul
+1925	Grade School	Louis Pinault, St Cloud
+1926	Golf Course	Archie Houle
1927	Monastery Bath House Steps	John Pueringer, St. Joseph
1928, 1984, 2011	*Auditorium & Music Hall	O’Meara & Hills, St Paul; Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
1931	Monastery Garden Stone Wall	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1931	Stone Arch Gate, West Woods	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1933	Monastery Garden & Fountain	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1934, 1942, 1943	Frank House Stone Walls	Edward Zwak, OSB
1935	Greg House Stone Wall	John Pueringer
+1938	Handball Courts, Powerhouse	Resident Designer
+1939	Stone Arch Gate, Football Field	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1940, 1981	Edelbrock House (Durenberger)	Philip Heitkemper, OSB
1941	Gagliardi House (Benda)	Philip Heitkemper, OSB
1941, 1995	Quadrangle, East Porch (Admissions)	Cloud Meinberg, OSB
+1941	Sculpture Shop (Foundry)	Resident Designer
+1942, 1970, 1996, 2009	Maple Sugar House (aka Maple Sugar Shack)	Philip Heitkemper, OSB; Sebastian Schramel, OSB
+1942	Stone Weather Station	Cloud Meinberg, OSB
1942	Produce Garden House	Philip Heitkemper, OSB
1943	Potato (Bee) Cellar	Resident Designer
1943, 1993	Summer Garden House (St. Francis Chapel)	Philip Heitkemper, OSB; Grooters, Leapaldt, Tideman
1945, 1949, 1958, 1980, 1988, 1999	*Power House & Stack	Toltz, King & Day, St Paul
1946	St Augustine’s Monastery, Bahamas	Jerome Hawes TOSF
1946, +1951	Barracks	Unknown
1946	Apple Cellar	Edward Zwak, OSB
1947	Huschle House	Dunstan Nordick, OSB
1949	San Antonio Abad, Puerto Rico	Cloud Meinberg, OSB
1950, 1993	Emmaus Hall (Seminary)	Jackson; Grooters, Leapaldt, Tideman
1951, 1982, 1992, 2001	Saint Mary Hall	McCann & Assoc, Mpls; Rafferty
1954, 2009	Stadium Press Box	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1955	Monastery Wing	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1956	Kateri Tekakwitha Statue	unknown
1956, 1961, 1963, 1988	Liturgical Press, Printing	Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn, RRT
+1957	Monastery Pergola	Joachim Watrin, OSB
1958-1961, 1984	*Abbey Church (see also Petters Pavilion, 2006)	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1959, 1979	Saint Thomas Hall	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1960, 1983	Watab Causeway & Bridge; lights, steps	Civil Core of Engineers; Roman Paur
1961	Baldwin Park cleared	1960-61 Novices
1961	Stained Glass Window, Abbey Church	Bronislaw Bak, SJU Art Department Faculty
1962	Preparatory School (new)	Hansen & Michelson, St Paul
1962	Baldwin Park Madonna (slab glass)	Catherine Smith
1962	Jellum House	Resident Designer
1963	Slabglass & Bronze symbols, Lit Press	Placid Stuckenschneider, OSB
1964	Alcuin Library (dedicated 1966)	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1965, 1977, 1998	Abbot Peter Engel Science Center & Greenhouse	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York; Rafferty
1966	FM Tower	Technical Associates
1967	Bernard, Boniface, Patrick Halls	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1968	Ecumenical Institute	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1969	Abadia del Tepeyac, Mexico	Gabriel Chavez de la Mora, OSB
1970	New Observatory
1970, 1980	Quadrangle, Der Keller
1970	Fire Station	John Anderl, OSB, Avon Lumber
1972	*Quadrangle, Dining Room renovation	Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1972, +2006	Seidenbusch Apartments	Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1973, 1997	Warner Palaestra	THH; Ellerbe Becket
1973	Warner Palaestra sculpture	Marcel Breuer
1975	Bush Center (HMML)	Marcel Breuer & Associates, New York
1976	I-94 Footbridge	US Highway Department
1976	Wild Flower Reserve	Gunther Rolfson, OSB
1977	Service Garage	Avon Lumber Company
1978	Quadrangle, Angel Tower	Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, St Paul
1978	Quadrangle renovation, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors	Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
+1979	Bresnahan Kiln, Joe Hall Garage	Richard Bresnahan
1980	Dining Service Storage	Traynor, Hermanson & Hahn
1981	Water Tower	Milner W. Carley and Associates, St. Cloud
1981	Seton Earth-Sheltered Apartments	Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
1981, 1986	John the Baptist Parish Center	Gary Grooters, Saint Cloud
1986	Campus Master Plan	Hugh Jacobsen, DC; Kiley Walker
1986	Science Center Annex	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1987	Virgil Michel House	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1988	Entrance Plaza (Great Hall, Auditorium)	Kiley Walker; Hugh Jacobsen
1988	Wetlands Project & Dam/ Habitat Restoration Project	Paul Schweitz, OSB
1988	Infrastructure Tunnels, reconstruction	Donlar Construction
1989	Campus Cooling System	Gausman & Moore, engineers
1989	Student Green (Breuer Dorms)	Dan Kiley & Associates, Boston
1989	Art Building	Hugh Jacobsen
1990, 1999	Episcopal House of Prayer & Oratory	John Cuningham, St Paul
1991	Metten Court Apartments (dedicated Sept. 10, 1992)	Bentz, Thompson, Rietow, Mpls
1992, 2001, 2011	Sexton Commons (dedicated Oct. 8, 1993)	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1992	Johanna Becker Kiln (dedicated October 12, 1994)	Richard Bresnahan
1996-2000, 2006	Vincent Court Apartments	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1996	Weber Center, Prep School (dedicated July 26, 1998)	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1997	McNeely Spectrum, McKendrick Hall	Ellerbe Becket
1997	Clemens Stadium	Ellerbe Becket
1997	All-Weather Track	Ellerbe Becket
1997	New Entrance Road and Landscape	Bentz; Bakke, Kopp, Ballou, McFarlin
1997	Arboretum Designation (dedicated May 9, 1997)
1997	New Science Center (dedicated April 16, 1999)	Gregory Friesen, CSNA; Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
1998	Arboretum Prairie Kiosk (dedicated September 26, 1998)
1998	Holy Trinity Monastery, Fujimi, Japan	Ken Takagaki and Associate, Tokyo
1999	Monastery South Walks & Garden Gate	BKBM; Tad Jensen, mason
1999	Prep School Science Addition	Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
2000	Saints Maur & Placid Apartment Bldgs (dedicated Aug. 30, 2001)	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
2001, 2002	Quadrangle renovation, first floor	Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
2001	Peter Engel Science Center Plaza	Gregory Freisen (CSNA)
2005	Abbey Guesthouse (dedicated Oct. 22, 2006)	Vincent James Associates, Minneapolis
2006	Petters Pavilion - Abbey Church (dedicated May 6, 2007)	Vincent James Associates, Minneapolis
2009	Flynntown Apartments	Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindecke
2009	McKeown Community Center (dedicated Sept. 12, 2009)	Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindecke
2009	Solar Power Project (dedicated October 7, 2009)	Westwood Renewables, Minneapolis
2011	Campus Signage Project	Seriagraphics

+razed; mostly starting dates

*in The National Register of Historic Places

Italics indicate buildings or projects that are off-campus or for other entities.

Page originally created by Roman Paur, OSB. Last updated October 7, 2009.

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